Auction Purchase

When I purchased my Mini Excavator about 3 months ago, I paid $4,200.00 {new} for it through an auction in southern Wisconsin. since then, I've notice the pricing beginning to drop mostly out of state though. Iowa, Indiana and Minnesota having pricing starting at $3,400.00 (new).

Accessories are also less expensive out of Wisconsin as well. For example; I purchased a 9 piece accessory package including a 12" auger with hydraulic driver, an 8" auger, a rake, a grabber, 8" Bucket w/teeth, 16" bucket, 24"bucket, a quick connect adapter, 2 hydraulic lines and 8 attachment bolts, all for the low price of $800.00 from an auction in Iowa. That same package (2 of them) in an auction in Wisconsin went for $2550.00!

The morel of this story, look at and watch auctions in neighboring states before purchasing. There is a good supply of the mini excavators and accessories at auctions throughout the USA.